Much curiosity this afternoon over which assembly government minister's Blackberry has gone missing.
Tory AM Darren Millar's released data he's requested about the WAG gadgets that have been lost or stolen in the last few years, and what they cost to replace.
Almost £21,000 in total.
The figures reveal one ministerial Blackberry was lost or stolen in 2008, costing around £250 to replace.
Civil servants have managed to lose 28 laptops since 2006, with the taxpayer footing a near £19,000 replacement bill.
There are no details of whether these items were left on trains or stolen at gunpoint, so I remain open-minded as to whether the computers went missing due to forgetfulness or criminality.
Civil servants also reported six Blackberries and two other mobile phones went missing up until the end of 2008 (£1,740).
Breakdown of losses
2005: no losses were reported
2006: 16 laptops lost/stolen [All civil servants]
2007: 4 laptops lost/stolen [All civil servants]
2008: 8 laptops lost/stolen [All civil servants]; 7 blackberries lost/stolen [6 civil servants and 1 Minister/Deputy Minister]; 2 mobile phones lost/stolen [All civil servants]
Average Costs
Laptops £678
Blackberries £250
Mobile Phones £120
Total Costs
Laptops £18,984
Blackberries £1,750
Mobile Phones £240
Grand Total £20,974
The costs don't include the items already reported missing during the first quarter of 2009: three laptops (civil servants), four mobiles (civil servants) and three Blackberries (from two civil servants and one special adviser).
Keeping it in the family.
5 hours ago
3 comments:
Werent they covered by insurance
Why not bill the staff for losing them?
I worked for a boss once who fired someone for making calls on company time.
Then had the cost of the calls this girl had made deducted out of her final pay.
No one, an I mean no one took the piss on the phone after that.
This is an utterly stupid story. Darren Millar is getting a reputation for sending out a press release every time he uses the toilet. The Assembly press consider him a joke.
Mobile phones are lost every day. They will continue to get lost. So will laptops, PDAs and any other portable piece of equipment you may care to mention. Stuff happens.
Given the colossal waste that occurs every day in the stupid Assembly government, this is nothing more, I'm afraid, than a flea bite.
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